Articles Tagged: api-design
Technical writings, opinionated architectures, and development guides tagged with api-design.
The Tips Behind API Artisan: Building Laravel APIs Developers Actually Want to Use
Practical tips for building Laravel APIs developers trust: contract-first design, versioning, RFC 9457 errors, idempotency and more. Free book inside.
When CRUD Isn't Enough: How Real APIs Outgrow Their Design
Most Laravel APIs start as clean CRUD systems. This article walks through why that breaks down, and how an action-based design fixes the mess.
Building Modern Laravel APIs: Lead Scoring and Prioritisation
Building a configurable lead scoring engine in Laravel 13 - config-driven weights, query objects for prioritised retrieval, rescoring commands, and a top leads endpoint.
Building Modern Laravel APIs: The Action Pattern
Building a lead enrichment and scoring pipeline in Laravel 13 using the AI SDK, structured agents, composable Action classes, and PHP enums for type-safe status management.
Building Modern Laravel APIs: Authentication with JWT
Add JWT auth to a Laravel API with register, login, refresh, and logout flows using Form Request DTOs, Action classes, and auth:api middleware.
Building Modern Laravel APIs: Foundations and Project Structure
Start the Modern Laravel APIs series by structuring Pulse-Link for production with clear layers, ULIDs, action classes, DTO requests, and versioning.